Descriptive vs Inferential Statistics

What is the main focus of descriptive statistics?

• Analyzing a sample

• Predicting future trends

• Creating new statistical methods

• Studying the entire population

In the given example, what percentage of the sample were Republicans?

• 52%

• 55%

• 48%

• 60%

What does inferential statistics allow us to do?

• Ignore the sample

• Make inferences about a population

• Describe a sample

• Focus only on the sample

What is a key factor in determining if an inferential statistic is accurate?

• The age of the sample

• The size of the sample

• The bias of the sample

• The color of the sample

When does a descriptive statistic become an inferential statistic?

• When it is used to describe a sample

• When it is used to infer about a population

• When it is ignored

• When it is biased